Claire and Stella then took out their own Serpent's Sheddings as well. Although Claire had always played the role of a "minor supporting character," she had actually participated in everything on the island. Thus, she also had three Brass Twenty-sided Dice, as well as the die from her first encounter with Revolver Infinite Snake.
Stella, meanwhile, had the same three Brass Dice and two Black Iron Dice as Shade. But during the first Infinite Snake incident, she had merely rushed to the beach with Emilia, and during the second, she had only pushed the coffin off the cliff. Therefore, the numbers on her dice were 1/1/1/2/2/2 and 1/2/2/3/3/4 respectively.
The sight of the tabletop covered in dice was quite spectacular, and everyone could identify which dice belonged to them. Claire regretted that the dice could not be transferred, or Stella would have won at once. The professional diviners, meanwhile, brought everyone good news:
"These Fate Dice do indeed possess additional effects. Our conclusions are still preliminary. Put simply, permanently consuming these dice can temporarily increase one's luck. The increase depends on the number rolled, but even a very low number will have an astonishing effect.
"Unfortunately, this increase is temporary. However, even after the effect fades, the user's luck will be permanently, slightly improved."
Emilia raised her hand.
"So those of us who aren't participating in the contest for Destiny can use the dice now, right?"
Luvia smiled.
"Of course."
Iluna offered her friend a suggestion.
"Emilia, perhaps you could save those dice until the summer exams. Won't you need a lot of luck then?"
Shade seemed to see a light bulb appear above Emilia's head. The Academy had anti-cheating measures, but this probably did not count as cheating.
Bella pointed at the lone Silver Dice again.
"This special die